Most of what we know about the standard of living and work patterns of hunter- gatherers is based on studies of contemporary groups. Sanderson and Alderson suggest that this fact:
A) invalidates Sahlins's "original affluent society" thesis
B) means that Sahlins's thesis has no applicability to prehistoric hunter-gatherers
C) enhances the plausibility of Sahlins's thesis because most prehistoric hunter- gatherers would have existed in much more favorable environments than recent hunter-gatherers
D) none of these
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Q1: The division of labor in hunter-gatherer societies
Q2: Marshall Sahlins has characterized hunter-gatherers as the
Q4: The adoption of agriculture occurred first in:
A)
Q5: The archaeological record indicates that societies resting
Q6: According to Sanderson and Alderson, hunter-gatherers usually:
A)
Q7: Prevailing achaeological opinion regarding the Neolithic Revolution
Q8: Simple hunter-gatherers do not ; complex hunter-gatherers
Q9: The !Kung San studied by Richard Lee
Q10: Studies of contemporary hunter-gatherers generally show that:
A)
Q11: Robert Kelly's study of the workload of
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